As I understand it, the basement room (the filing boxes would be gone) wouldn't completely be ours- it's really just a pass-through to the bathroom. It COULD be a good space for a secondary classroom, however.

Pat answered correctly on utilities and commitment period, incorrectly on chucking wood, and the unanswered question of insurance remains unanswered since nobody has looked into umbrella insurance for the place. I'm rather sure the landlord has insurance (property and umbrella) on the place, but that doesn't mean we couldn't get sued as well.

Free as Noise stated, but excessive overuse will be billed to the tenant appropriately. A camera security system (7 cameras!) comes free with the lease as well, with online access given to designated shop management. A meager DSL Internet connection <1 Mbps provided, but of course we could add a better connection if we pay for it.

meat_raffle wrote:Any idea how much insurance will run a month?

This is the question of the day, so far unknown. The building owner is also a developer and will do improvement work as well at a discount rate for tenants. The owner has some liability insurance, but as to how well that covers us, we don't know.

meat_raffle wrote:How long of a lease commitment is it?

Barring a financial windfall, Hack Factory and TC Maker would consider and are offered a month-to-month lease, under jeopardy though if another prospect wants to rent the full space and/or pay for multiple months ahead of time.

meat_raffle wrote:How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?